Jaakko Juhani Pakkasvirta (28 November 1934 – 23 March 2018) was a Finnish

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and

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He directed more than 30 films between 1958 and 2000. His 1975 film '' Home for Christmas'' was entered into the

9th Moscow International Film Festival The 9th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1975. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Polish film '' The Promised Land'' directed by Andrzej Wajda, the Soviet-Japanese film '' Dersu Uzala'' directed by Akira Kurosawa ...

. His 1978 film ''

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'' was entered into the

11th Moscow International Film Festival The 11th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 14 to 28 August 1979. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian-French film ''Christ Stopped at Eboli (film), Christ Stopped at Eboli'' directed by Francesco Rosi, the Spanish film ''S ...

Partial filmography

* ''Sankarialokas'' (1955) as Alokas * ''Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin'' (1956) as Alokas * ''Pekka ja Pätkä Suezilla'' (1958) as Vartija (uncredited) * ''Sotapojan heilat'' (1958) as Alokas * ''Mies tältä tähdeltä'' (1958) as Erkki Paarala * ''Patarouva'' (1959) as Stable master * ''Iloinen Linnanmäki'' (1960) as Sorri * ''Rakas...'' (1961) as Jaska * ''Meren juhlat'' (1963) as Jaska, artist * ''Hopeaa rajan takaa'' (1963) as Ese Wist * ''X-paroni'' (1964) as James * ''Onnenpeli'' (1965) as Jussi * '' The Diary of a Worker'' (1967) as Priest (voice) * '' Time of Roses'' (1969, director) * ''Niilon oppivuodet'' (1971) as Interviewer in rock club (uncredited) * '' Home for Christmas'' (1975, director) * ''

'' (1978) as Otto Manninen * '' Sign of the Beast'' (1981, director) * ''Ulvova mylläri'' (1982) as Jeesus (voice) * ''Valkoinen kääpiö'' (1986) as Tomas Borg * ''Linna'' (1986) as Bürgel / Narrator

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* 1934 births 2018 deaths People from Rautjärvi Finnish film directors Finnish screenwriters Finnish film producers Finnish film editors 20th-century Finnish male actors {{Finland-film-director-stub